Andrew Halcro
Electoral history

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Republican
Sarah Palin
114,697
48.33
7.6
-
Democratic
Tony Knowles
97,238
40.97
+0.3
-
Independent
Andrew Halcro
22,443
9.46
n/a
-
Alaskan Independence
Don Wright
1,285
0.54
0.4
-
Libertarian
Billy Toien
682
0.29
0.2
-
Green
David Massie
593
0.25
1.0
-
Write-in candidate
Write-in votes
384
0.16
+0.1
Plurality
Plurality
Plurality
17,459
7.36
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
238,307
51.1
-
-
Republican hold
Republican hold
Swing
7.6
-

Question: Who were the top two candidates in the 2006 Alaska Gubernatorial Election, and what percentage of the vote did they each earn, respectively?
Answer: Republican nominee Sarah Palin won the election with 114,697 votes (48.33 percent) and Tony Knowles finished second with 40.97 percent.